Noel Clarke has failed in his attempt to strike out the Guardian's defence in his libel action against the newspaper. The actor, writer and director had accused the Guardian of destroying crucial messages and fabricating evidence. It means that the trial of his defamation claim will now go ahead in March.

Former Doctor Who actor Noel Clarke is suing Guardian News and Media (GNM) over one of its newspapers having reported allegations of sexual misconduct against him

Actor Noel Clarke was present at the High Court for the latest hearing in his libel claim against the publisher of The Guardian newspaper. He is suing over a series of articles, the first from April 2021,

Noel Clarke accused the publisher of The Guardian newspaper of “perversion of the course of justice” by deleting evidence in his High Court libel claim against the publication...

Noel Clarke loses attempt to strike out Guardian's defence in £10million libel claim - Former Doctor Who star Noel Clarke is suing The Guardian for libel.

Noel Clarke has accused the Guardian of destroying crucial messages and fabricating evidence in his libel battle with the newspaper. The actor, writer and director is suing Guardian News and Media (GNM) over a series of articles which featured claims from a number of women who accused him of groping and sexually inappropriate behaviour on set over a number of years.